Alliance For Community Action Zambia

📢 MANIFESTO WATCH

In its 2021 Manifesto, the UPND committed to undertaking constitutional reforms and expanding the Bill of Rights, key promises aimed at strengthening democracy, protecting freedoms, and enhancing citizen participation.

As the country approaches a new election cycle and attention shifts to the 2026–2031 promises, an important question remains:

✅Will the constitutional reform agenda be completed?
✅Will the expansion of the Bill of Rights be delivered before new promises are made?

MANIFESTO WATCH 👀

The UPND recently launched its 2026–2031 manifesto. In our Manifesto Watch series, we compare it with the 2021–2026 promises. From reform to delivery, but have the commitments on governance, rights, and electoral independence truly been met?

Share your views in the comments below 👇

Following the recent debate on who voted for the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 and who did not, the ACA has filed a request for access to information with the National Assembly of Zambia on how Members of Parliament voted on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill No. 7 during the Third Reading before its passage in December 2025.

Over the next 7 days, the ACA will wait for feedback from the National Assembly of Zambia, as stipulated in the Access to Information Guidelines.

After President Hakainde Hichilema's statement yesterday about 4 MPs who decided not to vote for Bill 7, we have been left with some questions that need answers. 👀

Ask the right questions and demand accountability!

We still have questions on the Public Gatherings Bill...👀

Was the vote for Bill 7 truly unanimous? 👀
If the official record says no MP voted against the Bill, why does the President say four did? 👀
Why has the Division List not been published? 👀

Ask the right questions and demand accountability!

Joint Press Statement on President Hakainde Hichilema's decision to defer the Public Gatherings Bill.
Read the statement here 👇🏾
https://acazambia.org/joint-press-statement-csos-commend-president-hakainde-hichilema-for-returning-the-public-gatherings-bill-to-parliament/

ALERT! FIVE MORE ARRESTED IN THE SLIMP SAGA.🚨
Five more suspects have been arrested in the Sustainable Livestock Infrastructure Management Project (SLIMP) corruption case, in which more than ZMW 300 million was misappropriated.

See more details in the infographic below. 👇

Major laws were signed recently, guests were invited and pictures were taken. But why is there uncertainty surrounding the Public Gatherings Bill? 👀

Recently, we saw a report on by ZNBC Today that the Zambia Police invoked Section 9 of the Public Gatherings Act in Mazabuka.
We have one question, though. Has the Public Gatherings Bill been signed into law? 👀